Module Descriptors
MEDIA FOR THE WEB
COWB50138
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Fiona Knight
Email: F.L.Knight@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Texts
Digital Multimedia, by Nigel Chapman (Author), Jenny Chapman (Author), Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 3e edition (2008), ISBN-10: 0470512164
Module Resources
The Internet
Adobe Master Collection CS3
Media Servers - Helix and Flash Servers
Media Encoders
Web Cam and Camcorder
Headphones
Adobe Master Collection CS3
Media Servers - Helix and Flash Servers
Media Encoders
Web Cam and Camcorder
Headphones
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Learning Strategies
(1:N)1 (1:20)2
The lecture will support the lab session of two hours each week. The lab sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts, and the internet. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions. The lecture will some weeks take place in a lab with projector facilities so that the students can interactively engage with the practical content.
The lecture will support the lab session of two hours each week. The lab sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts, and the internet. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions. The lecture will some weeks take place in a lab with projector facilities so that the students can interactively engage with the practical content.
Module Indicative Content
Comparison of different types and uses of media on the web
Design, Creation and Testing of high media web sites
Streaming Media (Audio and Video) / Progressive Downloads
Flash Video
Media Servers and their uses
Podcasts / Panoramas
Introduction to a web media scripting language such as action script
Bitmap and Vector Graphics For The Web - Fireworks and Flash
Animation For The Web - Flash and Silverlight Design
Conversion of media types to make suitable for the web
Technical Issues and Bandwidth Issues
Making Media on the web usable and accessible
Design, Creation and Testing of high media web sites
Streaming Media (Audio and Video) / Progressive Downloads
Flash Video
Media Servers and their uses
Podcasts / Panoramas
Introduction to a web media scripting language such as action script
Bitmap and Vector Graphics For The Web - Fireworks and Flash
Animation For The Web - Flash and Silverlight Design
Conversion of media types to make suitable for the web
Technical Issues and Bandwidth Issues
Making Media on the web usable and accessible
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% assignment (Learning Outcome 1-3)
- A Design, Implementation and Testing of a high media web site
- A 2000 word report to support the web site
- A Design, Implementation and Testing of a high media web site
- A 2000 word report to support the web site